Memorial Day 2012. Karen Clarkson lies over her son, Sgt. Joel Clarkson's grave at the National Cemetery. He was serving as an Army Ranger team leader in Afghanistan when he was shot and killed in March 2010.

Trayvon Martin protests in Georgia. Protests were held nationwide in reaction to the death of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager whose shooting by a neighborhood watch captain has led to questions of the "stand your ground" law in Florida and other states.

Anti-gay hate crimes in Ukraine. Unidentified people beat Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of Gay-Forum of Ukraine, in May. Sheremet was attacked after meeting with members of the media to inform them that a scheduled gay parade was canceled due to threats of violence from neo-Nazis and other hate groups

A man being pepper-sprayed directly in the face. Israeli border police officers use pepper spray as they detain an injured Palestinian protester during clashes on Land Day in March. Security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades to break up groups of Palestinian stone-throwers as annual Land Day rallies turned violent.

A man embraces his dog as she receives saline from a drip from a veterinarian hospital financed by Sao Paulo’s municipal government. The hospital offers free health care for the pets of low-income residents in Sao Paulo, Brazil.